Walking (also known as ambulation) is one of the main gaits of locomotion among legged animals, and is typically slower than running and other gaits. Walking is defined by an 'inverted pendulum' gait in which the body vaults over the stiff limb or limbs with each step. This applies regardless of the number of limbs - even arthropods with six, eight or more limbs.
The word walk is descended from the Old English wealcan "to roll". In humans and other bipeds, walking is generally distinguished from running in that only one foot at a time leaves contact with the ground and there is a period of double-support. In contrast, running begins when both feet are off the ground with each step. This distinction has the status of a formal requirement in competitive walking events. For quadrupedal species, there are numerous gaits which may be termed walking or running, and distinctions based upon the presence or absence of a suspended phase or the number of feet in contact any time do not yield mechanically correct classification. The most effective method to distinguish walking from running is to measure the height of a person's center of mass using motion capture or a force plate at midstance. During walking, the center of mass reaches a maximum height at midstance while during running, it is at a minimum. Definitions based on the percent of the stride during which a foot is in contact with the ground (averaged across all feet) of greater than 50% contact corresponds well with identification of 'inverted pendulum' mechanics and are indicative of walking for animals with any number of limbs, although this definition is incomplete. Running humans and animals may have contact periods greater than 50% of a gait cycle when rounding corners, running uphill or carrying loads.
My my it's your ironside
Mmmmmm that's you
Oh oh you've got a lot to give
Yes yes you're true
Well, don't need a horse to hold me
Don't need no automobile
When you are what you are
Then there ain't no dream they could steal (that could)
I'm walking up to you
You've got me holding your hand
I'm not a foreigner no no no
I'm just a man you made (memory)
Carpenters are all around
Walking
walking after you.
I'm walking
walking after you.
Walking
walking after you.
Thinking
talking
walking
all my ways with you.
Dreaming
dreaming over you.
Dreaming
dreaming over you.
Scheming
scheming what to do.
Dreaming and a scheming
spending all my dreams on you.
Singing
singing for you
moving and agoing
I was walking one way
Was walking the other day
I was walking, I was walking
I was walking the wrong way
I was talking one way, bla bla bla
Talking all day
I was talking, I was talking
I was talking the wrong way
CHORUS:
Try to watch out what you do in life
Try not to hurt anybody
Try to watch out what you do in life
For things, they can get pretty muddy
For things, they can get pretty muddy
I was thinking one way
Just the other day
I was thinking, I was thinking
But I was thinking the wrong way
I was singing one way
Was singing all day
I was singing, I was singing
But I was singing the wrong way
CHORUS
Walking
walking after you.
I'm walking
walking after you.
Walking
walking after you.
Thinking
talking
walking
all my ways with you.
Dreaming
dreaming over you.
Dreaming
dreaming over you.
Scheming
scheming what to do.
Dreaming and a scheming
spending all my dreams on you.
Singing
singing for you
moving and agoing
The sun's creeping up and stomping on my dreams
Works all right, party's fine, but sleeping is my scene
The traffic inside your head is tearing you apart
Stick your fingers down my throat and grab on to my heart
And I'm walking a little closer
Gonna rise up, take you away,
Sunday's just another day
Her eyes shine like oceans, her skin is like the earth
Suck the life out of her, you better take her for what she's worth
No free ride, this bus is going charter
So get up off you ass and try a little harder, try a little harder
Walkin' a little closer
Can't stay with you, but I'll miss you
Soles on fire, I can't see through
All the smokey, smoking higher
And I don't know what to do
See the shadow, it stays beside me
In my dreams, it never likes me
Oh, it's a long road that I've created
I've got it under control
So why am I walking?
And this I don't know
Why I keep walking in circles
When I've got nowhere to go
Sand pulls quicker, sinks me deeper
I like the feeling, I let it linger
Where's my education? What was I thinking? Been lying to myself all along
And I knew I was wrong, I could tell in your eyes the love is gone.
And I know I can't fix what I have done
So I keep walking until I'm done
And why am I walking?
And this I don't know
Why I keep walking in circles
When I've got nowhere to go
But I'll do this alone, and every tear I know is mine
And I will feel it in my bones, I'll be okay, just let me hide
Patterns change, just like the tide
And why am I walking?
And this I don't know
And I keep walking in circles
When I've got nowhere, got nowhere, to go
And why am I talking? When I have nothing to say
My head is a mess, and I'm not finding my way
But I can't stay with you, but I'll miss you
Soles on fire, I can't see through
All the smokey, smoking higher
Wake up, it's all right
I don't need to know where you've been
Went for a walk out of my sight
You went astray again
Wake up, it's all right
You don't have the words, it's okay
I'll make it worse if I make it better
I can chase it away
And the emotion running and flapping
Faster and faster, breathing hard
Just for a moment we're on a breeze
Hold on, hold on tight, you've gone astray again
Wake up, it's all right
I don't need to know where you've been
Went for a walk out of my sight
You went astray again
Wake up, it's all right
You don't have the words, that's okay
I make it worse but I can make it better
I pass some kids down at the playground
I see two lovebirds holding hands
And there's an old man that I meet earch day
He's drinking the finest brand
I am walking
In the middle of the street of life
I am searching for
A little sign that's telling me left or right
My head's turning
Although my feet are going straight ahead
I keep missing
If the traffiicsigns are green or red
And I'm just walking
Between the things I should and shouldn't do
And it's confusing me
I find it hard to make a choice or two
Bur it's my way
It doesn't matter where I should belong
I trust my heart
The only way I know I can't go wrong
I see a family on vacation
I spot the hottest chic in town
I see a rich man showing empathy
To a homeless on the ground
My old friends ain't getting younger
I watch their children growing too
And if they ask me when I grow up
The answer is "I don't know..."
(And)
I am walking....
In the middle of the street of life
I am searching for
A little sign that's telling me left or right
My head's turning
Although my feet are going straight ahead
I keep missing
If the traffiicsigns are green or red
Oh...Oh...
I am walking.....
Between the things I should and shouldn't do
And it's confusing me
I find it hard to make a choice or two
Bur it's my way
It doesn't matter where I should belong
I trust my heart
I go walkin'
Down a long road tonight
I go walkin'
Not a single soul in sight
The night air is so cool
The moon shines so bright
It's lonely out here
But I'm feelin' alright
I keep walkin'
I keep walkin'
I'll be sendin' up a prayer
I'll be climbin' heaven's stairs
I'll be lookin' out for fun
Like a son of a gun
Headed down a country road
I'll be carrying the load
I'll be lookin' for the light
'Till I get it right
I keep walkin'
I keep walkin' I keep searchin'
For the love I haven't found
And I'm hopin'
That the chance will come around
My days seem so empty
My hearts come undone I'll keep on searchin'
Until I find the one
I'll be sendin' up a prayer
I'll be climbin' heaven's stairs
I'll be lookin' out for fun
Like a son of a gun
Headed down a country road
I'll be carrying the load
I'll be lookin' for the light
'Till I get it right
I keep walkin' I keep walkin'
'Till the tracks lead to the end of the line
We're all here for a reason
And that reason I'm gonna find I go walkin'
Down a long road tonight
I go walkin'
Not a single soul in sight
I'll be sendin' up a prayer
I'll be climbin' heaven's stairs
I'll be lookin' out for fun
Like a son of a gun
Headed down a country road
I'll be carrying the load
I'll be lookin' for the light
'Till I get it right
I keep walkin'
I keep walkin'
I keep walkin'
Good Morning osoku oki ta asa ni fui ni koboreru sumairu
Today Is A Holiday sukejkru chekku kokoro ga hazumu
nagareru mykjikku masani It's So Good utau sharara
shitaku wa surMpsu kibun wa maipsu kimi to shara ra
hizashi abi te mat te ta san+dei tsumoru hanashi o Talkin Talkin
Talkin
ureshi sou na kimi no koi no hanashi ga ureshiku te Happy Happy
Let's Walking Let's Walking mesen wa itsumo age te ko It's Alright
Let's Walking asera nai de ima mie hajime ta mirai o shinji naku cha
motsu beki mono wa Friends desho donna toki mo kono mama Walking
shara ra sharara
aoi sora ni hikoukigumo ga yakeni massugu sura ri
moshi ima kurut to furikaet tara watashi no michi wa
magarikunet te masani Winding Road da kedo shara ra
ayumi wa surMpsu kihon wa maipsu kimi to shara ra
shinkokyuu shi te miage ta san+dei tama ni majime ni Talkin Talkin
Talkin
kagayai teru kimi no yume no hanashi ga mabushi sugi te Happy Happy
Let's Walking Let's Walking shigeki age tari kure tari It's Alright
Let's Walking kanau you ni ima mie hajime ta mirai o shinji naku cha
itsumo yori mo So Shinny More fuan wa No More kono mama Walking
shara ra sharara
hizashi abi te mat te ta san+dei kinou no hanashi o Talkin Talkin
Talkin
I Love You Friends kimi to iru to wa da ka no watashi ni nareru yo Happy
Let's Walking Let's Walking mesen wa itsumo age te ko It's Alright
Let's Walking Keep On Walking ima mie hajime ta mirai o shinji naku cha
motsu beki mono wa Friends desho donna toki mo kono mama Walking
itsumo yori mo So Shinny More fuan wa No More kono mama Walking
I'm walking
I'm walking
I don't know for how long
Maybe I was really wrong
I'm walking
I'm sad so terribly sad
I'm grieving about the things I had
I'm sad so terribly sad
I simply can't see the road ahead
I'm walking
Don't care where it will end
My pain a powerful torrent
I'm walking
My feet carry me
But still I'm anything but free
I'm walking
I'm walking
I'm walking
I'm sad so terribly sad
I'm grieving about the things I had
I'm sad so terribly sad
I simply can't see the road ahead
I'm sad so terribly sad
But I can't say that I'm still afraid
I'm sad so terribly sad
I'm grieving about the things I had
I'm sad so terribly sad
I simply can't see the road ahead
I'm sad so terribly sad
I'm grieving about the things I had
I'm sad so terribly sad
But I can't say that I'm still afraid
Who can turn the world on with her smile?
Who can take a nothing day, and suddenly make it all seem worthwhile?
Well it's you girl, and you should know it
With each glance and every little movement you show it
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all
How will you make it on your own?
This world is awfully big, girl this time you're all alone
But it's time you started living
It's time you let someone else do some giving
Love is all around, no need to waste it
You can have a town, why don't you take it
You're gonna make it after all
You're gonna make it after all
You can fight the fire that's in your head
Lay it down, the hour has come to end
Walk around without her just for a bit
Looking back upon the way things had been
Man, I've been wasting so much time
Walking the same street every night
Don't you think maybe it's about time?
You can light the fire that's in your head
Put it off, tomorrow will come instead
We don't watch the tower that tells us when
Pull the wicked flower out from its bed
Man's been wasting so much time
Sending the children out to fight
[Verse 1]
Sometimes it's best to give up the fight
All that really matters is I know that I'm right
I can't be following anyone else's ideal path of success
I pass up that stress, feel mad for the rest, gasping for breath
Trapped in my head, asking for less rations in death, passion is left
Ashes to dust...
Just consider the love of an antique pot on my window sill
My mask is my flesh my dream is to grow wings
And sing 'til freedom rings
I got a rhythm but I'm eager to unplug my speaker
And let my heart be my teacher
It's hard to tell where all this comes from
It's like my soul holds a song that eternity left undone
But it'll never be finished
That's the point
I got to get going
Thanks for the inspiration
[Hook]
I'm walking
Not cause I'm mad at you or anyone else
I'm walking
Walking until I find myself
[Bridge]
Sometimes, how close we get
From the way it gets
I run towards the rainbow
But when I get there it's gone
So next time there's a rainbow
I'm a run away from it
So when I turn around
I'll see it while it's strong
[Verse 2]
Now I don't care about my whereabouts
I'll clear it out, I got to go that's all I know
I'll hit the road and find my soul in the sin
They say there is no maybe please don't doubt
Conceive what you can be, infinite
That everything and anything anyway
I see your eyes and realize I need to cry
That you and I it's hard to hide
What's being lied so deep inside
Thanks for your help
But I won't find nothing better
In a world this beautiful
I'll be walking forever
[Hook]
I'm walking
Not cause I'm mad at you or anyone else
I'm walking
Walking until I find myself
[Verse 3]
Journey I don't expect nothing
But the un-expectable
The only thing I know for a fact
Is that I'll never know too much about myself
So I'm a keep learning
Cause I'm determined to find the pieces fire-burning
Turning these pages just as slow as I can
Reading every single word from the poet within
I float with the wind and stay content
Wherever it carries me
There was no beginning and there won't be an end
I'm just a piece of the galaxy
A seed in the soil
A stream of consciousness
And to the seasons I'm loyal
Don't take my movement personal
It's not that I don't dig you
But I can't be on the beach
Of your sea when it boils
And so I walk with the music
Because to me that's all that's real
Don't know where I'm going
Don't have a plan
I've been hearing instructions my whole life
And I still think walking away from the rainbow
Will make you more of a man
[Hook]
I'm walking
Not cause I'm mad at you or anyone else
I'm walking
Walking until I find myself
Speaking of walking, as I walked onto the set
The director was like, what the fuck you doing!
She checks her watch, it's just past four
She's walking into the liquor store
She's inside out and quick to dream
With empty pockets she can barely breathe
And she waits...
Doesn't matter what they say
Just keep on walking by
You can open up their eyes
You'll get what's yours in time so
Just keep on wishing on the stars
Outside your window
I know my voice will guide you home
And the only change that comes her way are the nickels she finds at the entrance way
Will someone please clean up this mess
Her spilled milk life has stained her dress
She's on the floor
Someone get help
She lost control
Then she lost herself
Doesn't matter what they say
Just keep on walking by
You can open up their eyes
You'll get what's yours in time so
Just keep on wishing on the stars
Outside your window
I know my voice will guide you home
I know my voice will...
And she waits..
Doesn't matter what they say
Just keep on walking by
You can open up their eyes
You'll get what's yours in time so
Just keep on wishing on the stars outside your window
I know my voice will guide you home
Walking
©2009 Matt Scullion / Anthony Snape Control. SESAC APRA. From the Disappearing Day album. www.anthonysnape.com
Nothing left to say don’t look back
You pushed me away move on move on
I can’t wait forever cause forever’s gonna take too long
You only love me halfway but I want it all or I want none
I’m tired I’m spent
This road is going no where fast
I’m done I’m gone
I’ve been walked on now I’m walking
Your voice fills my head calls my name
Every word you said haunts me taunts me
I gave you everything I had but everything was not enough
If only I could take the truth but then it hurts too much
I’m lost I’m burned
This road is going nowhere fast
I’m drained I’m through
I’ve been walked on now I’m walking I’m walking.
Save my love for someone else
Put my heart upon the shelf for another day
I’m strong I’m sane
This road has brought me back again
I’ve leant I’ve changed
I’ve been walked on now I’m walking
Tall No Fear
On my own and I’m not scared
I’ve learnt I’ve seen
(M. Molella ¨C F. Carmeni ¨C R. Santini ¨C N. Aarts)
Walking On The Street
I Think About Your Dream
No Matter What You Said
¡®Cause Everything I Want
Is Just To Live Today
Don¡¯t Tell Me What Is Right
Don¡¯t Tell Me What Is Wrong
Open Your Wings And Fly
And Stand Here By My Side
But Let Me Live This Love
Walking On The Sun Take Me There
I Wanna Hear Your Voice In The Air
Let Me See Your Hands When You Dance
Let Me Hear Your Song All Night Long
Walking On This Land Till The End
I Wanna Hear Your Voice Through The Sand
Let Me See You Hands When You Dance
Let Me Hear Your Song All Night LongTarirarirararararara
Tarirarirararararara
Walking on the street
I think about your dream
No matter what you said
'Cause everything I want
Is just to live today
Don't tell me what is right
Don't tell me what is wrong
Open your wings and fly
And stand here by my side
But let me live this love
Walking on the sun take me there
I wanna hear your voice in the air
Let me see your hands when you dance
Let me hear your song all night long
Walking on this land till the end
I wanna hear your voice through the sand
Let me see you hands when you dance
Let me hear your song all night long
Tarirarirararararara
“Walking”
I’m walking on the thin ice hoping it will break soon
I feel as if there’s nothing I could do
Call it disenchantment call it what you want to
But I’d rather not hear it come from you
Don’t stop needing me come here
I still see your face it’s crystal clear
As it always was
I can’t sleep at night I’m wide awake
And there’s not much more that I can take
Before it’s far too late
My skin it holds my sin and I’m looking to disguise it
Let me paint the words to elude this fact
Understand that people never want the truth
They say they’d rather not hear it come from you
Don’t stop needing me come here
I still see your face it’s crystal clear
As it always was
I can’t sleep at night I’m wide awake
And there’s not much more that I can take
Walking
My head in the air
Each step I take
Is a step over trouble
Emotions are gone
There's no analyzing
Time can go endlessly on
All is alive
That I see before me
The more I know
The more you can show me
Sky over land
And land under ocean
Time can go endlessly on
For at time
I need someone
To take me anywhere
On my own
I wander
I have no need to care
Walking
Nobody passing by
Each step I take
Is a step over troubles
Gently I fly
Through clouds of emotion
I'm walking in your shoes, for just a mile or two
My heels are raw and torn, but I will dig them in for you
I feel the pain you've known, and the seeds of hate
you've sown
They're scattered on the ground, and I can barely step
around
Insanity and pain, the things you will not name
Growing in the fields, spinning with the
Wheels and wind of time and whimsy
Your excuses and your flimsy lies
I'm running out of faith
I'm tired of saving face
And where the hell is grace
In this forsaken place
I'm picking through the weeds, and I'm falling to my
knees
And this is where I leave your shoes and step away from
these
Insanity and pain, who will take the
Blame beyond your will and whimsy
No excuses, no more flimsy lies
I'm running out of faith
I'm tired of saving face
And where the hell is grace